Israel ‘will be a central arena’ of potential U.S.-Iran conflict, IDF general says

Melat Kiros backtracks from conciliatory tone on Israel, antisemitism after far-left backlash

Far-left Colorado congressional candidate Melat Kiros backtracked on Sunday from her conciliatory tone in a PBS interview on the need for progressives to formulate a policy on Israel that does not engage in antisemitism. Appearing on “Firing Line with Margaret Hoover” on Saturday morning, Kiros, who ousted incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) in a Denver-area... <a href="">Read More</a>

Deep skepticism surrounds viability of Trump’s proposed Gaza peace plan

Israeli officials and regional experts are expressing deep skepticism over the Trump administration’s newly unveiled Gaza disarmament roadmap, warning that public disagreements between Israel and Hamas over the timing of weapon surrenders and troop withdrawals threaten to unravel the agreement before it even begins. On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced that the Board of Peace... <a href="">Read More</a>

Stevens accuses El-Sayed of antisemitism days before primary

In a late-night tweet five days before Michigan’s high-stakes Democratic Senate primary, Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) explicitly accused her opponent, Abdul El-Sayed, of trafficking in antisemitism. Stevens’ post came in response to a video in which El-Sayed attacked AIPAC for supporting her, as he called her “literally the least capable candidate in America.” He has... <a href="">Read More</a>

AIPAC dominates a race it never entered

This Daily Kickoff features updates on Michigan's political tensions, global security concerns, and President Trump's announcement of a deal for the disarmament of Hamas.

From safe seats to swing districts, the left's primary wins set up a November reckoning

In chatting with plugged-in Democratic strategists currently working on congressional campaigns, I was shocked — but not all that surprised — at the acceptance that the party has been all but dominated by the socialist faction, led by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), that has gotten more radical since his presidential campaign in 2016 and has... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2020/09/uae-ambassador-al-otaiba-details-the-behind-the-scenes-on-the-uae-deal/">Read More</a>